As much as I enjoy the Baron's tall tales, I am no more convinced of their veracity than I am of his fervent belief that the nobility enjoy the benefits of their station because they are of better mettle than the likes of you and I. No, I am rather of the opinion that serendipity, above worthiness, maketh man!
To investigate the possibility that luck might well account for the elevation of the few above the many, my fellow students and I naturally turned to the mathematical arts and we resolved to create a series of games with which we might model the ebb and flow of prosperity.
To investigate the possibility that luck might well account for the elevation of the few above the many, my fellow students and I naturally turned to the mathematical arts and we resolved to create a series of games with which we might model the ebb and flow of prosperity.
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